The World Professional Darts Championship is one of the most important tournaments in the darts calendar. Originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, players then broke off into two separate organisations after a controversial split in the game. Each organisation, the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) then arranged their own World Championships, the former in January the latter in December. As a result, there was no longer a unified world champion in the sport for nearly three decades.
The Darts World Rankings are systems designed to determine a list of the best darts players in the world based on their performances in past tournaments.
Ross Montgomery, nicknamed The Boss, is a Scottish professional darts player who played in World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments and as of January 14th 2022 now plays on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Montgomery also played American football in his native Scotland, having spent eleven years with Glasgow Diamonds. He was forced to retire through injury and took up the game of darts instead.
The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 33rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 25th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Ted Hankey was the defending men's champion having won the title for the second time in the previous year's final against Tony O'Shea. The defending women's champion was Francis Hoenselaar, having beaten seven-time champion Trina Gulliver in the 2009 final.
Scott Mitchell is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. His most notable achievement was winning the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship.
John Scott is an English darts player currently playing in World Darts Federation events. His nickname is Gnasher.
Andy Baetens is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the reigning 2023 WDF World Darts champion, becoming the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baetens is also a four-time winner of the Czech Open and bronze medalist of the WDF Europe Cup. In the period from May 2023 to January 2024, he was the leader of the World Darts Federation men's ranking.
Chris Landman is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Mikuru Suzuki is a Japanese darts player. She was a two-time back-to-back British Darts Organisation (BDO) women's world champion. She plays in both World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Thibault Tricole is a French professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the first French player to advance to the final of a World Darts Championship and the most successful darts player to come from France.
Beau Greaves is an English darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is the back-to-back two-time ladies' world champion having won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship and 2023 WDF World Darts Championship.
The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, England, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Championship from 1986 to 2019. The titles were won by Neil Duff in the men's competition, and Beau Greaves in the women's.
Sebastian Białecki is a Polish professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. First Polish medalist in the WDF Europe Cup. He is also a Denmark Open champion, soft-tip Polish Champion and two-time Polish Junior Darts Champion. His other big achievements to date were three tournament victories on the PDC's Challenge and Development Tours, and reaching the quarter-finals in the 2022 UK Open.
The 2022 Dutch Open was the 49th edition of the Dutch Open organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament was held at the De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands. Tournament has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund €27,650.
Jacques Labre is a French professional steel-tip and soft-tip darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the first French player to gain a PDC Tour Card and become professional. He is a WDF Europe Cup champion and a first medalist of this tournament from France. He is also a Spanish Open Champion. He has represented his nation during the PDC World Cup of Darts, WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup.
The 2022 World Masters was the 47th edition of the World Masters, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held at the De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands.
Lorraine Hyde is a Scottish female professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was won the British Classic. She took part in the WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup for several times, and also participated in the WDF World Darts Championship.
Priscilla Steenbergen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was playing in the quarter-finals at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. She was a silver and bronze medalist of the WDF Europe Cup.
The 2023 Dutch Open was the 50th edition of the Dutch Open organised by the World Darts Federation and Nederlandse Darts Bond. The tournament was held at the De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands.
The 2024 Dutch Open was the 51st edition of the Dutch Open organised by the World Darts Federation and Nederlandse Darts Bond. The tournament was held at the De Bonte Wever in Assen, Netherlands.
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Andy Baetens 
Bradley van der Velden (boys)
Aurora Fochesato (girls)
